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Chapter 7
EDIT
The EDIT mode is used to both compose a new document or to
modify an existing document.
During an EDIT session (the time you start editing until the time the
edited document is saved), you will be using a lot of the commands
and special Keys that have already been described in this manual.
The use of the Ordinary Keys is the same as any typewriter, with the
exception of your input oeing saved in the RAM of the
PC-8201. Of course it is much easier to correct mistakes, rearrange
the document and so on.
When you edit an existing text, the original text is not saved, so if
you decide you want to go back into the original text, before
modifications, it may not be possible. If one of the following
situations is true you may be able to go back to the original file.
• You can save the document file on an external device (a
cassette tape), before modifying the document in the RAM
• You can move your document within the PASTE buffer by
using the SELECT and COPY commands and then enter the
TEXT mode with a different name. You can then use the
PASTE command to save the original document under the new
name.
Once you have secured the original document under a different file
name, you can go ahead and modify.
While in EDIT it is possible that you could run out of space in the
RAM. In such a case the message:
"Memory Full"
will be displayed on the seventh line if the function commands are
displayed on the last line. It will be displayed on the last line if the
function commands are not being displayed at the time.
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